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A framed painted portrait of a seated guru on an orange cloth and red cushions, set against a pale blue wall and a golden arched backdrop. The figure is bare-chested with white tripundra marks, a red bindi, a mala of black and white beads, gold necklaces, an orange dhoti and a draped orange shawl. Beside him are a silver bowl, a silver urn, a small silver pedestal with lamps, and a round mirror-like disc. Tamil headline reads Madurai Aadheenam, with a caption beneath naming the guru as Sri Jnanasambandha Desika Paramacharya Swamigal. The painting is a printed portrait, not a live person, and its subject is attributed to the caption.

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May 11 20122012-05-11May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 11 20122012-05-11May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A framed painted portrait titled in Tamil 'மதுரை ஆதீனம்' (Madurai Aadheenam) shows a seated guru figure on a red cushioned mat before an ornate golden throne-backed arch with a crown finial. He wears saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala with a long grey-blue bead garland, a red bindu on the forehead, white horizontal markings on the arms, and a large maroon bolster beside him. Before him sit a conch-shaped shell on a pedestal, a white crystal-like shrine box and a silver-patterned kalasha-style pot. Green foliage and tiled floor form the background. The caption below reads in Tamil, naming a 25th guruji sannidhanam and Sri Sri Sundara Desika Paramacharya Swamigal.2012-05-11May 11 20122012-05-11May 11 20122012-05-11May 11 20122012-05-11A framed painted portrait of a seated sannyasi labelled in Tamil "மதுரை ஆதீனம்" (Madurai Aadheenam) at the top. The figure sits cross-legged on an orange-red cloth with a rounded gold-rimmed backdrop and an arched halo behind him. He wears an orange-red shawl, a gold chest ornament, black rudraksha malas, silver-white beaded malas, and white horizontal tilak lines on his forehead and arms, with a red-gold dot at the centre of the forehead. Silver ritual vessels, a kalasha-style pot and a cup, sit before him on the cloth. The painting is a print or portrait, not a physical person in the scene. A Tamil caption at the bottom names the guru lineage. a person candidate appearance is uncertain for this painted figure, so the portrait is treated as a depiction without a confirmed identity.2012-05-11